OPR establishes a Division of Road Maintenance under E.
W. James to meet growing demands for advice after local
officials failed to provide for maintenance of roads
built as a result of a greatly increased number of bond
issues since 1910.

1914

OPR establishes a Division of National Park and Forest
Roads, under T. Warren Allen, to take charge of certain
road work in National Parks and Forests.

1967

At a White House reception honoring the Citizens Advisory
Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty, Secretary of
Transportation Alan Boyd announces an annual awards
competition to recognize public agencies and private
groups for protecting, restoring, and enhancing highway
beauty. The goal is to encourage "the battle against
highway uglification," he says. However, the highlight of
the reception occurs when the First Lady, Lady Bird
Johnson, presents citations recognizing the best examples
of highway beautification by the States.

1983

FHWA awards $5.4 million to the New York State DOT to
begin repair of the Brooklyn Bridge, the first
Federal-aid funding for the historic structure.The Brooklyn Bridge